The Swedish army must be able to handle a broad spectrum of crises. It must be able to operate in both national and Nordic defense, from supporting society during difficult times in peace and in a gray zone to successful armed combat against a qualified adversary, but also be able to participate in international crisis management to protect Swedish interests.
A sufficiently qualified Swedish army contributes not only to the security of Sweden and the Nordic countries, but also to the security of all of Europe. However, continued efforts are required in several areas, such as tactical and operational doctrines, organization, training methods, equipment development, management principles, personnel and skills supply, and logistics. At the same time, the requirement for relevant interoperability in order to be able to cooperate with other branches of defense and the combat forces of other nations must also be taken into account.
European Security – Swedish Ground Operational Perspective describes how these areas could be developed.
The book constitutes the subproject group Ground Forces (Dp Land) report within the framework of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Sciences' project Security in Tomorrow's Europe – Swedish Perspectives (SES).
The sub-project group has been staffed by;
Major and Doctor of Philosophy David Bergman is active at the Headquarters and as a researcher at the Swedish National Defense University. He works primarily within military psychological disciplines such as psychological operations, traumatology, intercultural communication and leadership. He is also the author of three acclaimed suspense novels.
Brigadier General (PA) Anders Carell (sub-project leader), previously, among other things, head of the Artillery Regiment, head of department at the Headquarters and head of Army Materiel at FMV.
Colonel (PA) Anders Emanuelson, previously, among other things, commander of the Halland Brigade and the Southern Skåne Regiment and head of the Swedish Armed Forces Security Inspectorate.
Colonel (PA) Jan FT Mörtberg, previously, among other things, commander of the Norrbotten Regiment, head of department at the Swedish National Defense University and military expert at the Ministry of Defense.
Colonel and Doctor of Philosophy Anders Palmgren is the program director for the senior officer program at the Swedish National Defense University. He conducts research primarily in the area of military thinking, leadership and strategy, but also in areas related to education and pedagogy.
Lieutenant Colonel and Master of Philosophy Henrik Sjövall, head of the operations command's command systems department at Headquarters. All are members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Sciences.
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